While headline UK CPI inflation remains below 1 percent, it would be much higher if VAT had not been cut last summer. Excluding the impact of VAT and other indirect taxes (CPIY), inflation would be 2.3 percent, above not below the official target.
Andrew Sentance Wed 17 Feb 2021 09:28

RT @Juergen_Maier: Interesting to hear #Raab on #Marr this morning admitting that we will trade less with the #EU, but #Brexit will all be…
Andrew Sentance Mon 15 Feb 2021 12:26

RT @rboyle: The UK government is due to set out its plans for the “gradual and phased” route out of lockdown in just over a week. I've mode…
Andrew Sentance Mon 15 Feb 2021 06:26

Looking forward to being interviewed on @BBCWorld by @katesilverton after 2pm.
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Feb 2021 13:14

RT @julianHjessop: I'll be on @talkRADIO at around 1.25 to discuss today's UK #GDP figures and what they *should* mean for the March #Budge…
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Feb 2021 13:04

Chick Corea #RIP. So sad and missing your music already ... https://t.co/WetfhYhpnI
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Feb 2021 11:38

RT @julianHjessop: ... and both UK consumer spending and business investment have also been relatively weak. Nonetheless, on a true like-f…
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Feb 2021 08:53

RT @julianHjessop: The differences are partly explained by more accurate measurement of the impact of the pandemic on public sector output…
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Feb 2021 08:53

RT @julianHjessop: Worth noting (h/t @asentance) that UK #GDP fell 'only' 4.8% in nominal terms in 2020, i.e. half as much as the 9.9% fall…
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Feb 2021 08:53

RT @notayesmansecon: The position of the UK economy in December was better than expected too. "December GDP is 6.3% below the levels seen i…
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Feb 2021 08:53

RT @Philmuseo: Everytime i sit and play "spain" on the keyboards my hand cramps.. truly a jazz mastermind.. one of the greatest to ever do…
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Feb 2021 08:48

RT @CambridgeEcon: What is the potential impact of #Covid19 Green Recovery scenarios for the #Visegrad countries? Our analysis showed that…
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Feb 2021 08:13

UK #GDP fell nearly 10 percent last year and fell to its lowest level since 2013. A bad outcome but not as negative as some feared, including the @OBR_UK.
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Feb 2021 08:08

I can’t believe that #Coronavirus is the only new major virus we will see in the next 10-20 years. Pharma companies should do well in the years ahead helping us counter new threats to public health with their new vaccines and treatments.
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Feb 2021 07:58

RT @AlpeshPaleja: Thread on this morning's UK GDP data for Q4 2020. Perhaps unsurprising given the second lockdown in England over November…
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Feb 2021 07:53

UK #GDP figures this morning slightly better than expected. 1 percent rise Q4 on Q3 and 9.9 percent drop in 2020 as a whole. Double dip recession avoided for now, but the current quarter is likely to see another dip in activity. The UK economy is not out of the woods yet.
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Feb 2021 07:13

Another excessively optimistic projection from Andy Haldane at #BoE. His predictions over the past year have been pretty wide of the mark! https://t.co/dEivnlmEo8
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Feb 2021 06:53

RT @RJPartington: Half of UK exporters to EU are having Brexit difficulties, first comprehensive survey since leaving from ?@britishchamber…
Andrew Sentance Thu 11 Feb 2021 09:27

RT @CambridgeEcon: We asked our recently appointed Sustainable Investment Manager János Hidi what he is looking forward to most about his n…
Andrew Sentance Wed 10 Feb 2021 16:17

Missing the test cricket this morning so now watching the highlights from yesterday on #Channel4! Roll on Saturday when the next #INDvENG test starts.
Andrew Sentance Wed 10 Feb 2021 07:51

While hairdressers have been closed to the public for over 6 weeks now, TV presenters are still appearing with very smart hairstyles. What is going on?
Andrew Sentance Wed 03 Feb 2021 10:43

RT @HowardArcherUK: purchasing managers report #UK #services sector taking major hit from lockdown in January. Services PMI down sharply to…
Andrew Sentance Wed 03 Feb 2021 10:23

Amazing how much opposition there is to hairdressers reopening if they can safely do so. Not everyone wants to have long hair, you know!
Andrew Sentance Wed 03 Feb 2021 09:23

Why are hairdressers shut down during the current lockdown? Haircuts are surely an essential service - much more essential than garden centres which remain open in the winter when no-one is doing any gardening! Time for a rethink on restrictions @BorisJohnson and @MattHancock.
Andrew Sentance Wed 03 Feb 2021 08:03

Latest data on U.K. #Coronavirus shows 16,840 cases - about a quarter of the peak total around 4 weeks ago. Excellent progress in containing the virus and hopefully the downward trend will continue.
Andrew Sentance Wed 03 Feb 2021 07:53